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Jonah 4:10

But the LORD said, “You cared about the plant, which you neither tended nor made grow. It sprang up in a night and perished in a night.
Jonah 4:10
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה אַתָּ֥ה חַ֙סְתָּ֙ עַל־הַקִּ֣יקָי֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־עָמַ֥לְתָּ בּ֖וֹ וְלֹ֣א גִדַּלְתּ֑וֹ שֶׁבִּן־לַ֥יְלָה הָיָ֖ה וּבִן־לַ֥יְלָה אָבָֽד׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. אַתָּ֥ה'a.Tah“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  4. חַ֙סְתָּ֙chas.ta“you had compassion”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חוּס · “to pity” · Strong's H2347
  5. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  6. הַקִּ֣יקָי֔וֹןha.Ki.ka.Yon“the plant”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קִיקָיוֹן · “plant” · Strong's H7021
  7. אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  8. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  9. עָמַ֥לְתָּ'a.Mal.ta“you had toiled”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָמַל · “to toil” · Strong's H5998
  10. בּ֖וֹbo“in <the> it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  11. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  12. גִדַּלְתּ֑וֹgi.dal.To“you had made grow it”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּדַל · “to magnify” · Strong's H1431
  13. שֶׁבִּן־she.bin-“that a son of”
    Particle, relative + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “description” · Strong's H1121I
  14. לַ֥יְלָהLay.lah“a night”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  15. הָיָ֖הha.Yah“it was”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  16. וּבִן־u.vin-“and a son of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “description” · Strong's H1121I
  17. לַ֥יְלָהLay.lah“a night”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  18. אָבָֽד׃'a.Vad“it perished”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָבַד · “to perish” · Strong's H0006
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)